This fic was written in response to the Out Of Your Realm Challenge. Ron and Hermione are a happy couple, with two children. Ginny and Harry have one daughter and couldn't be better off. But the Final Battle changes everything.

what would have happened if the dursleys had dropped Harry off at an orphanage when he was nine? what if the Death Eaters hadn't disbanded after voldemorts down fall? what if dumbledore and the ministry lost the-boy-who-lived? how would Harry have turned out if he was forced to take care of himself?